The AED 1 million prize from du "broadens horizons, makes everything possible," says Phaphama.

Dubai, UAE: Phaphama T S, winner of AED 1 million in du's summer promotion, received her prize during a ceremony held at du's headquarters in Dubai Media City on 12 August. The South African, who works as cabin crew for a leading Dubai airline, says winning is a blessing that has broadened her horizons and changed her mindset completely.

"It all feels like a dream," said Phaphama. "I didn't believe it at first and it sunk in slowly that I'd won. I want to do so many things and this makes everything possible. It completely broadens my horizons and makes me think differently. My family were so excited and happy for me - and surprised, too!"


After buying a first class ticket to Johannesburg to see her family, Phaphama plans to invest her winnings, some of which will go towards her entrepreneurial venture with her brother at home. "Our courier company currently services Johannesburg and Pretoria, and this money will help us to expand our business," she explained. Phaphama says she will also look at investing in property and foreign exchange.

She added: "I would like to give a huge, huge thank you to du for having such a life-changing promotion, and congratulations to everyone else who won, too! This is such a totally unexpected blessing. I've been with du since I came to Dubai and I've never had any problems with them because customer service is great. A promotion such as this really adds value by showing how much the company looks after its customers, so continue doing good work!"

Ahmad Mokhles, Executive Vice President, Consumer and Digital Business, du, said: "This summer we have been able to give our customers fantastic prizes, rewarding them for doing something as ordinary as topping up their Pay As You Go line. We are thrilled to have been able to add life to life in so many exciting ways through this promotion, and our congratulations go to Phaphama and all of our winning customers."

Throughout du's summer promotion, customers had the chance to win every day. In total, 108 winners received daily prizes including iPad Minis, gold iPhone 5S 16 GB smartphones, and Asus laptops, while 18 weekly winners received an AED 10,000 gift voucher to spend in Virgin stores across the UAE. The competition was open to over 5.5 million du prepaid customers.

To be eligible to win, all customers had to do was recharge their du prepaid mobile line. For every dirham used to recharge, customers received one ticket in the raffle draw to win daily and weekly prizes, plus the grand prize of AED 1 million.

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